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Roald Dahl Museum has a peachy time in store for visitors this summer

Visitors to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden are in for a peachy time this summer as the leisure attraction gears up to celebrate one of Roald Dahl’s best-loved books, James and the Giant Peach (Saturday 20 July – Sunday 1 September). The visitor attraction, set over two floors and featuring artefacts…

ByTina ReadingMay 5, 20240Comments

Attractions & Days Out Family

Six reasons to picnic – and six of the best viewpoints for picnics in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire

Picnics are underrated. They’re an overlooked pleasure these days, but there are so many reasons to pack a bag with some goodies and head out into nature. 1/ Getting children away from their phones and out in the fresh air can be a chore. Mention a picnic and their faces light up and they can’t…

ByTina ReadingJune 18, 20230Comments

Family

The kids stay and eat FREE at Stoke Park this summer!

Stoke Park, the luxury 5 AA Red star Hotel, Spa and Country Club in Buckinghamshire, is delighted to announce that kids aged 12 and under who are staying with us this summer, will stay and eat for free. http://thefoxydeer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mynewsdesk.mp4 This special offer, available from Friday, 20th July – Sunday, 9th September 2018 will include the following: Complimentary Breakfast from our…

ByTina ReadingJuly 11, 20180Comments

Charity

Companies Rally to Support Local School

With state school budgets being squeezed ever tighter, John Hampden Grammar have taken a bold step, launching a public online auction to raise valuable funds towards refurbishing the school’s ageing science labs. Parent and fundraiser, Michelle Benato, approached local companies with a plan that could bring greater awareness of their brands and products to a wide…

ByTina ReadingApril 17, 20180Comments

Charity

Dreamflight Day – an excuse to eat cake on Friday 18th May!

Local Chesham based charity Dreamflight is asking everyone to consider holding an event for ‘Dreamflight Day’ on Friday 18th May. The events can be large or small and the only rule is that they must involve cake, fun and a bit of fundraising! Ideas so far have included cake sales/bake offs at schools/colleges/workplaces, coffee mornings, an…

ByTina ReadingMarch 21, 20180Comments

Lifestyle

Come fly with me – The Foxy Deer takes to the skies over Bucks

On a lovely sunny Sunday in August, Mr Foxy and I ventured to Wycombe Air Park to take a little jaunt in a 2 seater plane. Booked via Buy A Gift this was something Mr Foxy said he had always wanted to do so obviously only one of us was going up with the instructor…

ByTina ReadingOctober 5, 20170Comments

Food & Drink

Pub grub at it’s best – The Swan, Old Amersham

It is no secret that the Foxy team like a bit of food; in fact you could say we are a little obsessed from fine dining to street food. We love a good gastro pub as much as we love a pop-up, we are equally at home in a bistro as a burger joint. When…

ByTina ReadingMay 1, 20170Comments

Food & Drink Lifestyle

Foxy dining at Andre Garrett Restaurant, Cliveden

A couple of weeks ago we were invited to pop along to Cliveden for lunch - how could we say no? Since Andre Garrett's arrival a couple of years ago this has been on my list of essential places to dine, I just never found an occasion worthy of such refinery and general decadence. I was…

ByTina ReadingApril 12, 20170Comments

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Roald Dahl Museum has a peachy time in store for visitors this summer

Six reasons to picnic – and six of the best viewpoints for picnics in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire

The kids stay and eat FREE at Stoke Park this summer!

Companies Rally to Support Local School

Dreamflight Day – an excuse to eat cake on Friday 18th May!

Come fly with me – The Foxy Deer takes to the skies over Bucks

Pub grub at it’s best – The Swan, Old Amersham

Foxy dining at Andre Garrett Restaurant, Cliveden